The driver of a Rover 214 suffered severe head injuries and the driver of a Toyota MR2 suffered minor injuries in the accident. Anyone who saw what happened is urged to come forward.

A 41-YEAR-OLD man was seriously assaulted in a lane in Abercynon at the weekend.

The man suffered a number of puncture wounds to the back caused by a sharp instrument after he approached three men who had allegedly attempted to enter a garden at the rear of Avondale Street. The man is still in hospital, where his condition is described as "serious but stable". Two men have been arrested.